Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council.
PUBLIC HEARING on a proposal for the City of Houston to annex certain territory adjacent to I?10 and in the vicinity of Barker Cypress and Park Row in Harris County, Texas.
Current Financial Status of the City
REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds and a Quarterly Investment Report by the City Controller.
Consent Agenda Items: Miscellaneous -Items 2 through 6, Damages - Item 7, Accept Work - Items 8 and 12, Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids - Items 13 through 14, Ordinances - Items 15 through 33.
(Item 4) RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Convention & Entertainment Facilities for approval of supplemental budget submitted by the HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE for the support of the Arts Community. (Item 5) RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Convention & Entertainment Facilities for approval of supplemental budget submitted by the GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU for the Promotion of tourism and the solicitation of convention business. (Item 6) RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of annual payment for participation in the Galveston Bay Estuary Program projects through the Houston-Galveston Area Council.
(Item 11) RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,074,267.17 and acceptance of work on contract with SPAWGLASS CIVIL CONSTRUCTION, INC for Safe Sidewalk Program 02 Project, WBS N-00646H-0002-4 13.54% under the original contract amount. (Item 12) RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $5,089,858.94 and acceptance of work on contract with BRH-GARVER CONSTRUCTION, L.P. for 54-inch Water Line along Dolly Wright from W. Montgomery to Acres Homes Pump Station. (Item 16) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract for Professional Civic Art and Conservation Administration Services between the City of Houston and the HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE for the administration and implementation of a Civic Art Plan for the Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department; providing a maximum contract amount.
(Item 25) ORDINANCE appropriating $1,158,701.00 out of Water & Sewer Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation and approving and authorizing first amendment to an Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TxDOT) (approved by Ordinance No. 2001-811) for Construction of Washington/Hempstead Road from 0.059 miles west of 12th Street to Washington-Katy split to IH-10, WBS S-000521-00HR-4 and R-000521-00HR-4; providing funding for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer Consolidated Construction Fund. (Item 26) ORDINANCE appropriating $253,000.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation for Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and POST BUCKLEY SCHUH & JARNIGAN, INC d/b/a PBS&J, WBS N-000687-0003-3, (approved by Ordinance No. 98-1242); providing funding for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund.
RECEIVE nominations for Positions 9, 10 and 11 of the HOUSTON ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for two year terms.
(Item 35) RECOMMENDATION from Director Affirmative Action and Contract Compliance for approval of Goal for participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation/Federal Aviation Administration funded contracts from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009, in compliance with DBE Ordinance 99-893 and DOT/FAA mandated requirements. (Item 36) MOTION by Council Member Khan/Seconded by Council Member Garcia to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $3,640,895.56 and acceptance of work on contract with INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Sliplining and Pipe Bursting Methods. (Item 37) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amended and restated Administrative Guidelines for the Single Family Home Repair Program. (Item 38) ORDINANCE appropriating $4,988,400.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding contract to HUFF & MITCHELL, INC for Condition Assessment of Large Diameter Water Lines, WBS S-000901-0005-4. (Item 21) ORDINANCE authorizing the disbursement of $1,171,788.00 of grant funds awarded to the City by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELP) pursuant to Ordinance #2005-895.
Jul 30, 2008 City Council
Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council.
PUBLIC HEARING on a proposal for the City of Houston to annex certain territory adjacent to I?10 and in the vicinity of Barker Cypress and Park Row in Harris County, Texas.
Current Financial Status of the City
REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds and a Quarterly Investment Report by the City Controller.
Consent Agenda Items: Miscellaneous -Items 2 through 6, Damages - Item 7, Accept Work - Items 8 and 12, Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids - Items 13 through 14, Ordinances - Items 15 through 33.
(Item 4) RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Convention & Entertainment Facilities for approval of supplemental budget submitted by the HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE for the support of the Arts Community. (Item 5) RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Convention & Entertainment Facilities for approval of supplemental budget submitted by the GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU for the Promotion of tourism and the solicitation of convention business. (Item 6) RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of annual payment for participation in the Galveston Bay Estuary Program projects through the Houston-Galveston Area Council.
(Item 11) RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,074,267.17 and acceptance of work on contract with SPAWGLASS CIVIL CONSTRUCTION, INC for Safe Sidewalk Program 02 Project, WBS N-00646H-0002-4 13.54% under the original contract amount. (Item 12) RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $5,089,858.94 and acceptance of work on contract with BRH-GARVER CONSTRUCTION, L.P. for 54-inch Water Line along Dolly Wright from W. Montgomery to Acres Homes Pump Station. (Item 16) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract for Professional Civic Art and Conservation Administration Services between the City of Houston and the HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE for the administration and implementation of a Civic Art Plan for the Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department; providing a maximum contract amount.
(Item 25) ORDINANCE appropriating $1,158,701.00 out of Water & Sewer Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation and approving and authorizing first amendment to an Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TxDOT) (approved by Ordinance No. 2001-811) for Construction of Washington/Hempstead Road from 0.059 miles west of 12th Street to Washington-Katy split to IH-10, WBS S-000521-00HR-4 and R-000521-00HR-4; providing funding for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer Consolidated Construction Fund. (Item 26) ORDINANCE appropriating $253,000.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation for Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and POST BUCKLEY SCHUH & JARNIGAN, INC d/b/a PBS&J, WBS N-000687-0003-3, (approved by Ordinance No. 98-1242); providing funding for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund.
RECEIVE nominations for Positions 9, 10 and 11 of the HOUSTON ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for two year terms.
(Item 35) RECOMMENDATION from Director Affirmative Action and Contract Compliance for approval of Goal for participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation/Federal Aviation Administration funded contracts from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009, in compliance with DBE Ordinance 99-893 and DOT/FAA mandated requirements. (Item 36) MOTION by Council Member Khan/Seconded by Council Member Garcia to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $3,640,895.56 and acceptance of work on contract with INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Sliplining and Pipe Bursting Methods. (Item 37) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amended and restated Administrative Guidelines for the Single Family Home Repair Program. (Item 38) ORDINANCE appropriating $4,988,400.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding contract to HUFF & MITCHELL, INC for Condition Assessment of Large Diameter Water Lines, WBS S-000901-0005-4. (Item 21) ORDINANCE authorizing the disbursement of $1,171,788.00 of grant funds awarded to the City by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELP) pursuant to Ordinance #2005-895.